| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Roy Smith inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Cristopher English hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Russ Wescott pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Cristopher English is called for traveling | 20-28 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Roy Smith drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Gates | 22-28 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the jump hook in the lane | 22-28 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Roy Smith grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Reginald Arent travels with the ball | 22-28 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Roy Smith tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 18:01 | Purdue | Reginald Arent grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Thomas Perkins steals it from Billy McGloin | 22-28 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Roy Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Perkins | 24-28 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Billy McGloin hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Renwick | 24-30 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Russ Wescott buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | Frank Gates steals it from Christopher Ferry | 26-30 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Russ Wescott comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Billy McGloin - foul #2 on Billy McGloin, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Roy Smith, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG), Wayne Kramer (SG), Bruce Mitchell (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF), Gary Goldberg (C) Billy McGloin, Chris Lamphere, Christopher Ferry, Joseph Renwick, Reginald Arent | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Daniel (fresh) SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Bobby Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Goldberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Arthur Bowman | 29-30 |
| 15:38 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Goldberg | 29-30 |
| 15:29 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 29-30 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | James Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Daniel takes the ball from Walter Bowen | 29-30 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson misses the shot near the basket | 29-30 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Walter Bowen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 14:34 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 14:15 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-30 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses short on a jumper from the right block | 29-32 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Topete - foul #1 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Frank Gates (PF) James Meadows, Walter Bowen, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Joseph Renwick (PF), Reginald Arent (C) James Daniel, Wayne Kramer, Bobby Wilson, Gary Goldberg | |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:41 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Frank Gates comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 13:05 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Billy McGloin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Thomas Perkins - foul #3 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SF), Charles Campbell (C) Kenneth Topete, Arthur Bowman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG) Bruce Mitchell | |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Billy McGloin misses the free throw | 29-36 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Cristopher English buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 12:21 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Roy Smith hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Perkins | 34-38 |
| 11:50 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Gates (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lamphere (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Renwick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Reginald Arent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Cristopher English misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 11:19 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Renwick | 34-38 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Reginald Arent buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Chris Lamphere | 34-40 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Frank Gates is whistled for traveling | 34-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF) Cristopher English, Roy Smith, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (PG), Bobby Wilson (C) Billy McGloin, Reginald Arent | |
| 10:38 | Purdue | Bobby Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SG) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Goldberg (C) Christopher Ferry | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Topete and the foul's on Joseph Renwick - foul #1 on Joseph Renwick, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg hits the finger roll | 36-42 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | James Meadows comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 36-42 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | James Meadows tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Joseph Renwick steps in front of the Charles Campbell pass | 36-44 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-44 |
| 08:29 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:15 | Purdue | Gary Goldberg is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Frank Gates (PF), Russ Wescott (C) James Meadows, Walter Bowen, Arthur Bowman, Kenneth Topete, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Reginald Arent (C) Chris Lamphere, Joseph Renwick, Gary Goldberg | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Cristopher English is hacked by Reginald Arent - foul #1 on Reginald Arent, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Frank Gates connects on the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Bobby Wilson - foul #1 on Bobby Wilson, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Luis Richard (PF) Bobby Wilson | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Reginald Arent drills a jumper from the right block | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ferry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luis Richard (fresh) C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Billy McGloin takes the ball from Thomas Perkins | 39-46 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Frank Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Wayne Kramer travels with the ball | 39-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Topete (PF) Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell (SG), Joseph Renwick (PF), Bobby Wilson (C) Wayne Kramer, Luis Richard, Reginald Arent | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Billy McGloin - foul #3 on Billy McGloin, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Russ Wescott | 40-46 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Christopher Ferry is called for the reach on Cristopher English - foul #2 on Christopher Ferry, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG), Arthur Bowman (PF) Cristopher English, Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Daniel (PG) Billy McGloin | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | James Meadows steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (C) Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG) Bruce Mitchell | |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick hits a floater in the lane | 40-48 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | James Meadows hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 05:08 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Thomas Perkins is called for the reach on James Daniel - foul #4 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Frank Gates (PF) Thomas Perkins, Arthur Bowman, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Reginald Arent (C) James Daniel, Christopher Ferry | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | James Meadows is called for the reach on Joseph Renwick - foul #1 on James Meadows, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russ Wescott (C) Kenneth Topete | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Kramer (SG), Bruce Mitchell (SF) Chris Lamphere, Bobby Wilson | |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Reginald Arent is hacked by Cristopher English - foul #2 on Cristopher English, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Billy McGloin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Russ Wescott | 40-48 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | James Meadows connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cristopher English | 43-48 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Bruce Mitchell loses the dribble to Frank Gates | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Billy McGloin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Kramer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Renwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Reginald Arent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Russ Wescott loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF) James Meadows, Cristopher English, Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Chris Lamphere (SG), Christopher Ferry (SF), Bobby Wilson (PF) Billy McGloin, Bruce Mitchell, Joseph Renwick | |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Reginald Arent comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Perkins - foul #5 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SG) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Reginald Arent misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Frank Gates hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Bowen | 45-48 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF) Walter Bowen, Jeffrey Leedy, Kenneth Topete | |
| Subs | Purdue | Billy McGloin (PG), Joseph Renwick (PF) Wayne Kramer, Bobby Wilson | |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Lamphere | 45-51 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Roy Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Reginald Arent drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Renwick | 48-53 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Frank Gates is fouled on the floor by Chris Lamphere - foul #1 on Chris Lamphere, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:58 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Frank Gates buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Smith | 53-53 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Christopher Ferry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Frank Gates pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Cristopher English is called for the reach on Chris Lamphere in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cristopher English, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Chris Lamphere misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Cristopher English is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ferry - foul #3 on Christopher Ferry, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Cristopher English misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick is hacked by Cristopher English in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cristopher English, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Joseph Renwick makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |